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The Ends of Kinship - Connecting Himalayan Lives between Nepal and New York (Hardcover)
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The Ends of Kinship - Connecting Himalayan Lives between Nepal and New York (Hardcover)
Series: Global South Asia
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For centuries, people from Mustang, Nepal, have relied on
agriculture, pastoralism, and trade as a way of life. Seasonal
migrations to South Asian cities for trade as well as temporary
wage labor abroad have shaped their experiences for decades. Yet,
more recently, permanent migrations to New York City, where many
have settled, are reshaping lives and social worlds. Mustang has
experienced one of the highest rates of depopulation in
contemporary Nepal—a profoundly visible depopulation that
contrasts with the relative invisibility of Himalayan migrants in
New York. Drawing on more than two decades of fieldwork with people
in and from Mustang, this book combines narrative ethnography and
short fiction to engage with foundational questions in cultural
anthropology: How do different generations abide with and
understand each other? How are traditions defended and transformed
in the context of new mobilities? Anthropologist Sienna Craig draws
on khora, the Tibetan Buddhist notion of cyclic existence as well
as the daily act of circumambulating the sacred, to think about
cycles of movement and patterns of world-making, shedding light on
how kinship remains both firm and flexible in the face of
migration. From a high Himalayan kingdom to the streets of Brooklyn
and Queens, The Ends of Kinship explores dynamics of migration and
social change, asking how individuals, families, and communities
care for each other and carve out spaces of belonging. It also
speaks broadly to issues of immigration and diaspora; belonging and
identity; and the nexus of environmental, economic, and cultural
transformation.
General
Imprint: |
University of Washington Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Global South Asia |
Release date: |
October 2020 |
Authors: |
Sienna R. Craig
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Series editors: |
Padma Kaimal
• K. Sivaramakrishnan
• Anand A. Yang
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-295-74768-2 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-295-74768-4 |
Barcode: |
9780295747682 |
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